Primary Elections were held in Freestone County on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
A total of 3,341 voters voiced their opinions in this year’s Primary; 2,986 voted Republican and 355 voted Democratic.
Only one race developed on the County level, that of Constable, Pct. 2 in the Republican Primary, resulting in newcomer Jake Fitch ousting Incumbent Dan Ramsey. Fitch will be running unopposed in the November election, as there was no candidate on the Democratic ticket.
At press time, no ‘Official’ results were posted. Counts must first be certified in Commissioners Court during the next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
According to the ‘Unofficial’ Results, county voting totals are as follows:
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RESULTS
–President:
Donald J. Trump with 2,584
Nikki Haley with 258
Ron DeSantis with 43
Uncommitted with 34
Vivek Ramaswamy with 16
Chris Christie with 12
Ryan L. Binkley with 8
David Stuckenberg with 7
Asa Hutchinson with 6
–US Senator
Ted Cruz with 2,573
Holland “Redd” Gibson with 118
R E (Rufus) Lopez with 76
–US Representative, Dist. 6
Jake Ellzey with 857
James Buford with 292
Cliff Wiley with 175
–US Representative, Dist. 17
Pete Sessions with 1,169
Joseph T. Lagone with 165
–Railroad Commissioner
Christi Craddick with 1,186
James “Jim” Matlock with 735
Christie Clark with 195
Corey Howell with 153
Petra Reyes with 137
–Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 2
Jimmy Blacklock with 1,973 (unopposed)
–Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 4
Brian Walker with 1,201
John Devine with 943
–Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 6
Jane Bland with 2,032 (unopposed)
–Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
David J. Schenck with 1,431
Sharon Keller with 781
–Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl 7
Gina Parker with 1,206
Barbara Parker Hervey with 946
–Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl 8
Lee Finley with 1,109
Michelle Slaughter with 1,052
–Member, State Board of Education, Dist. 10
Tom Maynard with 1,244
Mary Bone with 904
“DC” Caldwell with 164
–State Representative, Dist. 13
Angelina Orr with 2,158 (unopposed)
–Chief Justice, 10th Court of Appeals
Matt Johnson with 2,102 (unopposed)
–Dist. Judge, 77th Judicial District
Roy Defriend with 2,179 (unopposed)
–County Attorney
Brian Evans with 2,349 (unopposed)
–Sheriff
Jeremy Shipley with 2,398 (unopposed)
–County Tax Assessor-Collector
Daniel Max Ralstin with 2,218 (unopposed)
–County Commissioner, Pct. 1
Andy Bonner with 554 (unopposed)
–County Commissioner, Pct. 3
Lloyd Lynn Lane with 622 (unopposed)
–Constable, Pct. 1
Buck Bonner with 581 (unopposed)
–Constable, Pct. 2 – The ONLY opposed Local Race
Jake Fitch with 313
Dan Ramsey with 296
–Constable, Pct. 3
Richard McGowan with 597 (unopposed)
–Constable, Pct. 4
Ken Sessions with 662 (unopposed)
–Republican County Chair
Keith Turchi with 2,111 (unopposed)
–Republican Propositions 1 through 13 received an astounding YES with at least 2,000 votes each. Click here for a sample ballot that includes the complete wording for the propositions.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RESULTS
–President
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. with 252
Marianne Williamson with 15
Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato with 12
Dean Phillips with 10
Frankie Lozada with 9
Gabriel A. Cornejo with 9
Cenk Uygur with 8
Star Locke with 4
–US Senator
Collin Allred with 245
Carl Oscar Sheman with 19
Meri Gomez with 13
Roland Gutierrez with 12
Mark Gonzalez with 9
Heli Rodriguez Prilliman with 7
Steven J. Keough with 6
Thierry Tchenko with 6
A. “Robert” Hassan with 5
–US Representative, Dist. 6
John Love, III with 75 (unopposed)
–US Representative, Dist. 17
Mark Lorenzen with 122 (unopposed)
–Railroad Commissioner
Katherine Culbert with 180
Bill Burch with 93
–Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 2
DaSean Jones with 172
Randy Sarosdy with 84
–Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 4
Christine Vinh Weems with 234 (unopposed)
–Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 6
Bonnie Lee Goldstein with 164
Joe Pool with 93
–Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Holly Taylor with 232 (unopposed)
–Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl 7
Nancy Mulder with 233 (unopposed)
–Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl 8
Chika Anyiam with 206 (unopposed)
–Member, State Board of Education, Dist. 10
Raquel Saenz Ortiz with 151
DC Caldwell with 108
–State Representative, Dist. 13
Albert Hunter with 226 (unopposed)
–Democratic County Chair
Opal Oliver with 253 (unopposed)
Important to note, winners of the Primary Elections will determine who will appear on the ballot for the November election. Additional names may be included from the Libertarian and/or Green Party.
Also, those wishing to throw their own hat into the ring may do so as a Write-In-Candidate. These candidates may file as Write-In from July 20, 2024, through August 19, 2024. Please contact the Freestone County Elections Office for details, requirements, and more information. Or, visit online at https://www.co.freestone.tx.us/page/Freestone.Elections
